• Buelldozer
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      194 months ago

      It’s catty because THEIR satellites won’t be a problem when they start launching in 18 months…it’s only Starlink satellites that will have this problem.

      It’s a thinly veiled attempt at slowing down T-Mo and Starlink until Verizon and AT&T are ready to compete. That’s it.

  • lnxtx (xe/xem/xyr)
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    184 months ago

    If I understand correctly, they will use the same frequencies as terrestrial service - possible causing interference.

    • @[email protected]
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      84 months ago

      Yup. It’s the same underlying tech, basically a cell tower in space, and it sounds like Starlink is doing a poor job of keeping their radio emissions within the frequencies they’re allowed.

  • @[email protected]
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    114 months ago

    So – it’ll be okay once they have their own satellite product integrations launched? And then everyone but those 3 are screwed? (Don’t even know if there are more than those 3.)

    • @[email protected]
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      -24 months ago

      I swear, people on this site have the weirdest opinions. Starlink is interfering with their service, of course they have a problem with that.

      • @LordKitsuna
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        94 months ago

        They are claiming that they think it would, despite the fact that both T-Mobile and starlink have demonstrated that it won’t in trials. They are also simultaneously getting ready to roll out their own service based on the exact same technology which proves they are just talking out their ass because they want more time to catch up

        • @[email protected]
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          -14 months ago

          A trial run by Starlink has found Starlink won’t interfere with other carriers?

          Guess we’ll take their word for it.

          • @LordKitsuna
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            74 months ago

            Starlink and T-Mobile, in a limited area that was approved by the FCC for testing. And at the end of that trial they are required to give the results to the FCC so AT&T and Verizon wouldn’t even need to say anything if it was going to cause interference the FCC would just stop it at the end of the trials. The fact that that didn’t happen and that they now feel the need to try and say it might interfere is proof that they are just stalling.

            And again they are literally getting ready to roll out the exact same thing, based on the exact same technology, using the exact same frequencies. They literally just want time to catch up because they got caught slacking lol

              • @LordKitsuna
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                24 months ago

                You could try actually reading? The article goes over why they want the exemption. Which is mainly that the fcc’s maximum transmit power for this particular band is both outdated and wildly over cautious. They argue that you can easily transmit with more power without creating any interference and that’s what the trial was demonstrating

                • @[email protected]
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                  14 months ago

                  Specifically, AT&T’s technical analysis shows that SpaceX’s proposal would cause an 18 percent average reduction in network downlink throughput

                  That kinda sounds like the opposite of what you’re saying?

                  And the limit was regarding out of band emissions, not those within the allocated frequency.

      • @[email protected]
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        34 months ago

        The article mentions that these companies are also working on rolling out their own solutions at a later date. And I am guessing they would be using the same techniques that would be causing the disruption.